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Church in Nicaragua

Ortega regime seizes Nicaragua’s Matagalpa seminary

The Diocese of Matagalpa has been particularly hard-hit in the crackdown against the Catholic Church.

Edgar Beltrán
Jan 22, 2025
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The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega confiscated the seminary of the Matagalpa diocese on Monday, as persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua continues.

A liturgy at the La Purisima Seminary in Managua, Nicaragua. Credit: La Purisima/Facebook.

According to local sources, the San Luis de Gonzaga Seminary had around 60 seminarians. About half were prese…

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